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For more than 80 years the Alabama Symphony Orchestra has served Alabama, providing quality performances of varying styles of music and presenting some of the finest guest performers of the day. The outstanding musicians of the ASO have brought to life some of the world’s most treasured musical masterpieces as well as introduced listeners to exciting new works and composers. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has music to suit everyone's...

For more than 80 years the Alabama Symphony Orchestra has served Alabama, providing quality performances of varying styles of music and presenting some of the finest guest performers of the day. The outstanding musicians of the ASO have brought to life some of the world’s most treasured musical masterpieces as well as introduced listeners to exciting new works and composers. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has music to suit everyone's taste with seven series including Regions Masterworks, Coffee Concerts, The Wells Fargo Classical Edge, Concertmaster and Friends, Red Diamond SuperPOPS!, Symphony in the Summer and Young People's Concerts.

Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men redefined R&B in the 1990s with their sweet harmonies and stirring balladry. They'll bring their singular style for an evening of such timeless hits as "End of the Road," "I'll Make Love to You" and "On Bended Knee," along with some classic Motown soul.

Reflect and Rejoice: MLK Concert

Join us for our annual celebration of the legacy and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. This year we are joined by actor Brandon McCall for a presentation spotlighting Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” We’ll also commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott Joplin’s death, and will be...

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

Birmingham Does Broadway Birmingham's best and brightest join the ASO in a night of Broadway hits! From Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim to Andrew Lloyd Webber, this is a night not to be missed!

Symphony30's Annual Picnic

Symphony30's Annual Picnic at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens is one of Birmingham's Best Fall Family events! Food is provided by Jim 'N Nick's, and all proceeds benefit the outreach and missions of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

ASO Musicians will present an hour long orchestral concert of popular musical selections....

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

The iconic melodies from classic Science Fiction films and TV shows including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Back to the Future, and Star Trek. After intermission hear music from all 7 Star Wars films including the newest installment, The Force Awakens.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

We'll present a cross section of material from The Who's 1969 release "Tommy". The orchestra shines and four vocalists cover the hits, classics, shapes and story of this iconic work by one of the best rock bands ever - The Who.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

Doc Severinsen brought music into our living rooms for three decades as the band leader for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He'll lead the ASO, trumpet in hand, through a dazzling array of favorites from the Big Band era!

ASO's Winter Dreams Festival

ASO's Winter Dreams Festival
A series of concerts and conversations exploring Russian music and culture.
Alabama Humanities Foundation, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, co-sponsors the Winter Dreams Festival

Wray and Brittelle with Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Concert done in collaboration with Communicating Vessels, the music of Wray, re-imagined by William Brittelle. A unique collaboration between the Alabama Symphony, Birmingham based Wray and composer William Brittelle will take the music of Wray and create new versions of their existing music, fusing together the orchestra and the band.

ASO Holiday Family Concert

Come celebrate the Holidays with your Alabama Symphony. Resident Conductor Chris Confessore conducts a joyous family friendly Holiday program filled with your favorite holiday music as well as an audience sing-along. There may be a special guest from the North Pole, as well.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

Grammy winner Amy Grant is the best-selling contemporary Christian artist of all-time. Her stellar orchestral arrangements of holiday favorites are sure to get you in the spirit. In partnership with Samford University.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Red Diamond SuperPops! Series

Join us for an evening of patriotic music including a special tribute to Veterans. The concert will be enhanced by powerful imagery projected above the orchestra by noted multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Presents: Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock himself admitted, "33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music." This classic thriller will be accompanied by the ASO, performing live along with the movie, using Bernard Hermann's iconic score

Symphony 30

Bring your family, picnic blankets, and lawn chairs for our annual picnic with proceeds benefiting the ASO's family and education programs. Dinner will be provided in the price of the ticket as well as a symphony concert including family favorites.

Carlos Izcaray Conducts STRAUSS

The ASO welcomes new music director, Carlos Izcaray, to the podium for his first concert of the 2015-2016 season! Rising star, Elena Urioste, joins the ASO for Korngold's Violin Concerto, which recalls lush film scores from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra: Symphony in the Summer

Kick off the summer in musical style with three days of FREE concerts. Bring out your lawn chairs and blankets to be serenaded under the stars with the beautiful music of your Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

San Fermin's Ellis Ludwig-Leone - the Alabama Symphony's Sound Investment Composer in Residence for 2014 2015 - has been commissioned to write a new 12-minute orchestral piece. The first half of the concert the ASO will be performing with Ellis Ludwig-Leone and will play the new orchestral piece. The second half enjoy San Fermin &...

Lois Pickard Music Scholarship Luncheon

1st and 2nd Place winners of the Lois Pickard Music Scholarship competition in three performance categories: Piano, Strings, and Brass/Woodwinds/Percussion will perform beginning at 11:00 am followed by a luncheon at 12:00 noon. A silent auction at 10:00 am will precede the performance by the winning students.

Christmas With Michael W. Smith

The Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra have joined to bring award winning Christmas with Michael W. Smith, Friday, December 5th at 8:00 PM. The acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician Michael W. Smith has sold more than 15 million albums, charted 28 No. 1 songs, earned three GRAMMY®...

Alabama Symphony Orchestra: Cirque de la Symphonie

An exciting new production designed to bring the magic of cirque to musical halls. An elegant adaptation of some of the most amazing cirque performances witnessed anywhere, showcasing many of the best artists in the world, with the skilled musicians of the ASO.

Alabama Symphony Orchestra: Symphony 30 Concert + Picnic

Bring your family, picnic blankets, and lawn chairs to our annual picnic with the proceeds benefiting the ASO's family and education programs. Dinner will be provided in the price of the ticket as well as a symphony concert including family favorites.

Guest conductors have cycled through the Alabama Symphony Orchestra since its 2011 to 2012 season. But even as the ASO seeks to fill Music Director Laureate Justin Brown’s shoes with a new music director and principal conductor, two conductors remain…
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Guest conductors have cycled through the Alabama Symphony Orchestra since its 2011 to 2012 season. But even as the ASO seeks to fill Music Director Laureate Justin Brown’s shoes with a new music director and principal conductor, two conductors remain on staff.

We asked these accomplished conductors to discuss the future of classical music in Birmingham.
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Like clockwork, George Frideric Handel's “Messiah” returned to the Alys Stephens Center Saturday for the Alabama Symphony's annual presentation.

The orchestra has been in the habit of hiring different guest conduct…
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Like clockwork, George Frideric Handel's “Messiah” returned to the Alys Stephens Center Saturday for the Alabama Symphony's annual presentation.

The orchestra has been in the habit of hiring different guest conductors for each presentation, so the return of last year's conductor, Gary Thor Wedow, was a rare occurrence. Little has changed in Wedow's astute vision of the oratorio. Tight segues, fleet ensemble numbers, nicely shaped arcs, choral power waiting in the wings, drama – both subdued and majestic, were the hallmarks of this reading.
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